Ariana Reines reads from The Rose
Ariana Reines reads from The Rose
Landslide Books & Objects 14 Vine Street, Redfern NSW 2016 Thursday 14 May, 6:30–8pm Free — RSVP required
We are thrilled to welcome Ariana Reines to Landslide for an intimate reading from The Rose — her newest book to reach Australian shores.
Published by Penguin in 2026, The Rose is her newest book, following Wave of Blood, published by Divided Publishing in 2024. Both will be on the shelf.
Ariana Reines is an award-winning poet, Obie-winning playwright, performing artist, and translator. Her books include The Rose (2026), Wave of Blood (2024), and A Sand Book (2019), winner of the Kingsley Tufts Prize and longlisted for the National Book Award. She is the translator of TIQQUN's Preliminary Materials for a Theory of the Young-Girl and Baudelaire's My Heart Laid Bare, among others. Reines has created theatre and performance for Performance Space New York, The Whitney Museum, Works+Process at The Guggenheim, and many others, and has given thousands of readings and master classes around the world
Fury is very lustful
A body concealing its heart's desire
Has a certain texture
A tang or an edge if you will
That the openhearted cannot match & when exactly does the deceitful Heart open?
At climax.
—from 'The Hanged Man', The Rose
Places are strictly limited. This is a free event and all are welcome — but please RSVP to secure your spot.